Therapeutic Measures in Rheumatic Fever
- 29 November 1945
- journal article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 233 (22) , 652-657
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm194511292332202
Abstract
IT IS not encouraging to reflect that the cause of rheumatic fever is unknown, that its symptoms are often obscure and its recognition is accordingly difficult, and that effective treatment is lacking. Still, much has been learned concerning this disease, and recent demonstrations of the effectiveness of sulfonamide prophylaxis constitute a notable advance in its control. Neither sulfonamides1 2 3 nor penicillin4 , 5 has proved of any value in the actual treatment of rheumatic fever.The present report comprises an analysis of various therapeutic measures in 150 cases of acute rheumatic fever in young men treated during 1944. The types of therapy employed . . .Keywords
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